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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Jay Z- Big Pimpin blaring out of the sound system. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sledgehammer! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Henderson - that will leave a mark!
Stark throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Stark.
Henderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Henderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've been hearing reports that Henderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Henderson darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
Stark tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Henderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Steven Stark has been cut.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson lands a right hand.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson working aggressively here.
Stark avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Stark blocking some punches.
A short left from Stark.
Henderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stark's brow.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is leaning against Stark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Stark.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
Henderson tries to stall but Stark uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Stark 's eye.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson misses with a low kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Henderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stark defends well and Henderson ends up having to push Stark into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stark throws out a counter right but Henderson avoids it with no problem.
Stark fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Henderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henderson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stark throws a body kick that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice body kick.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stark connects with a body shot.
Stark tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Stark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stark takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stark is keeping busy.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Stark gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Stark pulls guard.
Henderson is working Stark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Henderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stark's cut.
That's time! Henderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stark instigates a clinch.
Stark is looking for a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stark as Henderson tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stark.
Henderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Stark gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stark is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
Stark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stark looking to stall.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mike Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Stark avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stark.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Henderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Stark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stark blocks it with crossed arms.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henderson is keeping busy.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Stark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stark throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henderson tries a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark with the counter takedown but Henderson avoids it easily.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Stark misses
and Henderson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stark won't be happy with that.
Henderson cracks Stark with a big elbow.
Henderson cracks Stark with a big right hand but Stark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Henderson working the ground and pound.
Stark is not content to let Henderson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson grinds an elbow into Stark's temple.
Stark manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Stark wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
Stark stalling away here and it's allowed Henderson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Henderson seems keen to control Stark's posture.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Stark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stark checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Henderson backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson forces Stark back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Stark tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stark holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark walks into a left hand.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Stark misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Henderson lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Stark.
Henderson throws a nice head kick!
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stark.
Henderson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Stark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stark is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stark cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Stark.
Henderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Henderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Henderson throws a big counter combination but Stark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Stark slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Stark is trying to maintain a safe position but Henderson gets an underhook and turns Stark into the cage.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Stark.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Stark pushes Henderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark misses with the head strike.
Stark lands a body shot.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Steven Stark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with low kicks.
Stark is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Stark counters with a right hand to the body.
Stark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark tries to land a front kick but Henderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Henderson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Stark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
Stark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stark tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steven Stark.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
Mike Henderson very nearly forgot to thank Kemists ↑ 5x160Q - $149-199 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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